{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Hilltop Heritage Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":18.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5425692,"projectId":10388657,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my students and providing us with access to high-quality Teachers Pay Teachers resources! Your generosity has allowed me to bring new, engaging learning experiences into both my middle school social studies and art classrooms. These resources have given students more opportunities to explore, create, collaborate, and demonstrate their learning in ways that meet a variety of learning needs.\r\n\r\nIn social studies, students have benefited from interactive notebooks, visual supports, graphic organizers, historical simulations, inquiry activities, and hands-on projects that make history and geography more accessible and meaningful. These resources have helped students move beyond simply reading about history by giving them opportunities to investigate, problem-solve, make connections, and think critically about the people, places, and events they are studying.\r\n\r\nIn art, the resources have provided students with guided drawing activities, creative projects, art history lessons, and opportunities to practice new artistic techniques. Students have been able to build their skills step by step while gaining confidence in their abilities and discovering new ways to express their ideas. Having structured resources available also gives students who may be hesitant about art a supportive starting point while still allowing room for individual creativity.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your support has helped me provide engaging, differentiated instruction for students with a wide range of abilities and learning needs. These resources save valuable planning time while allowing me to focus that time on supporting students, providing feedback, and adapting lessons to help every student experience success. Thank you for investing in our classrooms and helping make both social studies and art places where students can be curious, creative, confident, and excited about learning","fullyFundedDate":1788181226843,"projectUrl":"project/digital-resources-for-social-studies-and/10388657/","projectTitle":"Digital Resources for Social Studies and Art","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baughman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5425692_orig.jpg?crop=558,558,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597260076112","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dawnbaughman"},{"teacherId":5425692,"projectId":10388588,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our students and providing the everyday supplies that make meaningful learning possible! Your generosity has given students access to pencils, Flair pens, drawing paper, tissues, and other essential materials that they use throughout the school day. Having these supplies readily available removes a barrier for students and allows them to focus on learning, creating, and sharing their ideas.\r\n\r\nIn social studies, students are using these materials to take notes, analyze historical information, create maps, design projects, and bring ancient civilizations and world cultures to life. In art, students are sketching, experimenting with ideas, practicing new techniques, and expressing their creativity. The Flair pens have added excitement to interactive notebooks and projects, while the drawing paper gives students the freedom to create without worrying about using or replacing their own supplies.\r\n\r\nThese materials may seem simple, but they make a tremendous difference in our classroom. Students can participate fully, take creative risks, collaborate with classmates, and demonstrate their learning in ways that build both confidence and independence. Even the tissues help create a comfortable and welcoming classroom where students can stay focused and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping ensure that every student has access to the tools they need to be successful. Your support is helping us create classrooms where history, creativity, and hands-on learning come together and where students feel prepared, supported, and inspired to do their best!","fullyFundedDate":1788181256569,"projectUrl":"project/basic-school-supplies/10388588/","projectTitle":"Basic School Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baughman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5425692_orig.jpg?crop=558,558,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597260076112","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dawnbaughman"},{"teacherId":5425692,"projectId":10098174,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Kindness Bracelet Project and helping our students spread kindness throughout our school and community! Because of your generosity, students across our middle school had the opportunity to create handmade bracelets that became small but meaningful reminders that kindness, compassion, and connection matter.\r\n\r\nStudents were excited to select beads, design their bracelets, and think about the people who might eventually receive them. As they worked, they practiced creativity, patience, and perseverance while also learning about empathy and the importance of serving others. What began as beads and string became an opportunity for students to see that even a simple gesture can brighten someone's day and help another person feel seen and valued.\r\n\r\nOne of the most meaningful parts of this project was seeing the kindness extend beyond individual classrooms. Bracelets were shared throughout our school and during activities and events where students, staff, families, and community members could discover them. This allowed our students to contribute to something larger than themselves and helped strengthen the sense of belonging and connection within our school community.\r\n\r\nThank you for providing the materials that made this schoolwide experience possible. Your support helped our students turn creativity into service and gave them a tangible way to demonstrate kindness to others. We are incredibly grateful that you helped us create hundreds of small acts of kindness that will continue to spread positivity throughout our school and surrounding community!","fullyFundedDate":1773847826302,"projectUrl":"project/community-kindness-bracelets/10098174/","projectTitle":"Community Kindness Bracelets","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baughman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5425692_orig.jpg?crop=558,558,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597260076112","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dawnbaughman"},{"teacherId":5425692,"projectId":10264985,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our students and providing the materials they need to learn, create, and express themselves! These new art supplies have had a meaningful impact on student learning by giving students more opportunities to practice creativity, problem-solving, planning, and perseverance.\r\n As students work with paint, paint sticks, brushes, scissors, and other materials, they are learning how to make artistic choices, revise their work, experiment with new techniques, and communicate their ideas visually.\r\nMost importantly, these materials have allowed me to provide more engaging, hands-on learning experiences for all students. Students can focus on learning and creating rather than worrying about whether they have the supplies they need. Because of your generosity, our classroom is a place where students can take creative risks, develop new skills, collaborate with others, and experience the pride that comes from turning an idea into a finished piece of art. Thank you for making these valuable learning opportunities possible for our students!","fullyFundedDate":1788181245626,"projectUrl":"project/art-supplies/10264985/","projectTitle":"Art Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baughman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5425692_orig.jpg?crop=558,558,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597260076112","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dawnbaughman"},{"teacherId":5425692,"projectId":10097940,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our library and providing our students with new LEGO sets and a giant Connect 4 game! These materials have brought excitement, creativity, and connection into our library while giving students meaningful opportunities to learn through play. Students are working together to build LEGO sets, solve problems, follow directions, and practice important STEM skills such as recognizing patterns and understanding how pieces work together.\r\n\r\nThe giant Connect 4 game has also become a fun way for students to practice strategic thinking, patience, and good sportsmanship. Whether students are building with LEGO or challenging a friend to a game, they are practicing communication, taking turns, working through challenges, and developing positive relationships with their peers.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your generosity is helping us create a library where all students can feel welcome, included, and connected. These activities give students positive ways to interact with one another while strengthening both academic and social-emotional skills. Thank you for helping us provide a space where students can create, collaborate, problem-solve, and have fun together!","fullyFundedDate":1776107195503,"projectUrl":"project/lego-sets-in-the-library/10097940/","projectTitle":"LEGO sets in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baughman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5425692_orig.jpg?crop=558,558,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597260076112","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dawnbaughman"},{"teacherId":5425692,"projectId":10264772,"letterContent":"The new LEGO sets have quickly become one of the most exciting resources in our library! Students are using them for hands-on building challenges that encourage creativity, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork. One of my favorite moments was watching a group of students work together to complete a LEGO challenge. They had different ideas about how their creation should be built, but instead of giving up, they discussed their ideas, divided responsibilities, tested different solutions, and worked together until they created something they were all proud of. These experiences allow students to practice important academic and social-emotional skills while learning through play.\r\n\r\nWhen students first saw the LEGO sets, their excitement was immediate! They could not wait to open the sets, explore the pieces, and start creating. Students who may not always participate in traditional activities were eager to get involved, and the LEGO sets provided a comfortable way for them to connect with other students. It has been wonderful to see students naturally helping one another, sharing materials, explaining their ideas, and celebrating each other's creations. The LEGO sets have helped make our library an even more welcoming space where students can explore their interests and feel a sense of belonging.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to expand the LEGO activities into more structured STEM, design, and collaborative challenges. Students will be asked to plan a creation, build a prototype, test it, identify problems, and make improvements based on what they learn. We will also continue incorporating challenges that require students to communicate, problem-solve, and work as a team. Thanks to your generosity, our students have a resource that goes far beyond building with bricks—you have given them opportunities to create, collaborate, persevere, and discover that learning can happen in many different ways.","fullyFundedDate":1779299829754,"projectUrl":"project/legos-in-the-library/10264772/","projectTitle":"LEGOS in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baughman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5425692_orig.jpg?crop=558,558,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597260076112","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dawnbaughman"},{"teacherId":5425692,"projectId":10260963,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our students now have manga books that are opening the door to reading in exciting new ways. These books help students strengthen important literacy skills. While students are enjoying the books, they are also building reading stamina, confidence, and critical-thinking skills.\r\n\r\nReading in our library is all about choice, exploration, and helping every student discover a book that makes them want to keep reading. Students browse the shelves, read independently, talk with friends about their favorite books, and eagerly recommend titles and series to one another. Since adding these manga books, there has been even more excitement around reading. Students are coming into the library looking for specific titles, asking for the next book in a series, and sharing their enthusiasm with their classmates.\r\n\r\nSome of the greatest impact has been with our reluctant readers and students who have struggled to see themselves as readers. Manga's combination of engaging artwork, accessible text, and exciting storylines gives these students an inviting entry point into reading. Seeing a student who rarely checks out a book become excited about finishing one and immediately asking for the next book in the series is incredibly rewarding. Because of your support, more of our students are discovering that there truly is a book for everyone—and sometimes it just takes the right book to help a student become a reader. Thank you for helping us put those books into their hands!","fullyFundedDate":1777990965709,"projectUrl":"project/manga-for-the-library/10260963/","projectTitle":"Manga for the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baughman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5425692_orig.jpg?crop=558,558,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597260076112","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dawnbaughman"},{"teacherId":5396763,"projectId":10264939,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for seeing the value of supporting teachers through the journey of education. Your donations may not seem like much, but can make a huge difference in the daily lives of every student that walks through my classroom. In a world where every day is something different, knowing that the DonorsChoose community always is something that a teacher can go to and count on, provides a sense of hope! I am eternally grateful that you chose to be a part of our Bobcat community and we are so thankful for your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1786542204977,"projectUrl":"project/simple-supplies/10264939/","projectTitle":"Simple Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Waller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5396763_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y67&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631034282967","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5396763"},{"teacherId":8076789,"projectId":10052331,"letterContent":"o Whom It May Concern; \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your wonderful support. Our project was a success thanks to you! \r\n\r\nStudents now have access to books that represent them and challenge them. Our classroom looks more like a library and the students are thrilled. \r\n\r\nSince the project has been funded, students are borrowing books from our classroom library at the highest rate ever. Some students have told me that now they love reading because of the novels you helped get in their hands. Students also have been using the books for collaborative book groups called Literature Circles. They have been working with their peers analyzing the texts. \r\n\r\nStudents also have been enjoying access to other materials that this project has funded as well as the snacks you have helped us procure. We know that students need supplies and food to be successful in the classroom. \r\n \r\nThese novel sets along with other hands-on activities have brought so much happiness to my students. I am amazed at the level of focus while they are building and I am so grateful I am able to provide this activity for my students. \r\n \r\nI am forever grateful for your support. \r\n\r\nMs. Cook","fullyFundedDate":1773888978383,"projectUrl":"project/building-readers-so-that-they-become-lea/10052331/","projectTitle":"Building Readers So That They Become Leaders!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cook","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8076789_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x128,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634765698397","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8076789"},{"teacherId":8001889,"projectId":10094081,"letterContent":"Your donation made it possible to put engaging books in my students hands. All of the books they have asked for, or read and then wanted the sequel have been provided to them.\r\nThey are busy reading and dialoguing them in their journals. Making connections. I have 2 favorite pieces to this. 1. Hearing them recommend books to their peers. 2. Asking me for a book title and being able to say \"it's right here!\"\r\nWe start every class with 10-15 minutes of silent reading every day. It is routine, and most kids look forward to it and count on it in their day.\r\nBecause of you- I have been able to continue this and keep it present, engaging, and rich.\r\nThank you so much. You are appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1771023647278,"projectUrl":"project/choice-books-2/10094081/","projectTitle":"Choice Books 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mladenich","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8001889_orig.jpg?crop=1496,1496,x662,y777&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1629486512879","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8001889"},{"teacherId":5396763,"projectId":9622395,"letterContent":"Thank you so incredibly much for supporting this project. These items have given our student leaders the opportunity to learn important life skills while running a token economy store during lunches. Students have been heavily encouraged to earn their SWAG so that they can get rewards! We have even been able to use some of the items for other events: 3.0 BINGO, monthly rewards for excelling at our Bobcat Pillars and during our PEP Assemblies. Whether you realize it or not, you have been an impactful part of our school year! THANK YOU!","fullyFundedDate":1767637888483,"projectUrl":"project/swag-store-25-26/9622395/","projectTitle":"SWAG Store 25-26","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Waller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5396763_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y67&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631034282967","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5396763"},{"teacherId":5425692,"projectId":10026936,"letterContent":"Because of these new materials, my students are now able to fully engage in learning without the stress of not having basic supplies. One meaningful moment happened during a recent social studies lesson when students organized their notes on early civilizations using folders and sticky notes to track key ideas—we use the folders to keep our assignments organized so students can easily find and manage their work. Instead of asking for pencils or paper, every student was ready to begin, and we were able to dive straight into the lesson. Students used their materials to create structured notes, highlight important information, and keep their work organized across multiple days. When the supplies first arrived, students were genuinely excited—many expressed relief knowing they would always have what they needed, and that sense of security has made a noticeable difference in their focus and participation.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, students will continue building strong organizational habits as we move into longer projects, including research-based assignments where they will gather information, take notes, and organize their thinking using folders and paper. These materials are helping create a calm, consistent classroom environment where students can focus on learning, practicing mindfulness, and developing independence. 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